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• 11/30 High School Basketball Recap

  01-12-2016 05:57 via wane.com
  
  LEO, Ind. (WANE) – Jeremy Davison tallied 15 points, 7 rebounds, and 7 assists as Leo bested Churubusco 73-63 to headline local high school basketball action on Wednesday night.
  Ignacio Martinez-Padro, Eli Steiner, and Luke Stoller each had 10 points for Leo.
  Churubusco was led by Luke Foote with 22 points while Dakota Barkley added 16 points and 11 rebounds.
  BOYS HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALLBOYS: CHURUBUSCO 63   LEO 73 (F)BOYS: MISSISSINEWA 54   NORWELL 46 (F)GIRLS HIGH SCHO
  
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• Citilink and Turnstone Center set to break ground on new accessible bus stop

  17-05-2024 18:59 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE -- People with disabilities will soon have better access to an agency that serves their needs. Citilink, Fort Wayne's public transportation service, and the Turnstone Center for Children and Adults with Disabilities, a center that aims to support those with disabilities, will break ground on a new, accessible bus stop and shelter in a May 21 event, the organizations announced Friday.The fully accessible bus stop, which will be located on N. Clinton Street at the Turnstone Center's fro
  
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• Vegan cinnamon roll bakery featured on 'Shark Tank' coming to Fort Wayne

  17-05-2024 18:53 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - Fort Wayne, you have yourself a deal."Cinnaholic", a vegan-friendly bakery that grew from a Shark Tank pitch to a nationwide chain, is bringing gourmet cinnamon rolls to Fort Wayne this year.The shop has a variety of creative concoctions to choose from, or you can create your own treat. Along with cinnamon rolls, there are also brownies, cookies and other options.According to the website, a new location is coming to 407 W. Coliseum Blvd., where 5-Star Nutrition used to
  
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• Allen County announces community-wide initiative for Bicentennial

  17-05-2024 18:21 via wane.com
  
  ALLEN COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) — The Bicentennial Executive Planning Board on Friday announced a new community wide initiative, as well as future plans, to help celebrate 200 years of Allen County.Earlier this year, Allen County celebrated its 200th year with a block party and free activities the community could take part in. They continued to celebrate today with updates to some legacy projects that are set to kick off later this year.To celebrate, Fort Wayne colored the Saint Marys River, cha
  
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• Afternoon headlines Friday, May 17

  17-05-2024 18:00 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - Here are your afternoon headlines for Friday, May 17.
  
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• Allen County to see road and bridge work advance with federal and state help

  17-05-2024 17:57 via wane.com
  
  ALLEN COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) --The Allen County Commissioners approved two measures that will make local travel a bit easier in some areas.The Amber Road Bridge over the Little River, part of the Little River Wetlands preserve, will be rebuilt with help from the federal government – $855,000."We’re going to widen it out and lengthen it considerably,” said Bill Hartman, Allen County Highway Department director who Friday attended the weekly commissioner’s meeting downtown.The
  
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• Delphi defense team asks to push back May hearings

  17-05-2024 17:23 via wane.com
  
  CARROLL COUNTY, Ind. — The Delphi murders defense team is asking the court to push back a pretrial evidence hearing scheduled for May 21.Richard Allen, the man accused of killing teen girls Abby Williams and Libby German in February 2017 near the Monon High Bridge in Delphi, was originally set to go to trial on May 13, before his attorneys Andrew Baldwin and Bradley Rozzi claimed they have not had enough time to prepare their case and rescinded their request for a speedy trial.
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• Indiana state parks to offer free admission Sunday

  17-05-2024 16:55 via wane.com
  
  INDIANAPOLIS (WANE) -- Those looking to head outdoors this weekend can visit Indiana's state parks recreation areas and reservoirs for free on Sunday, May 19, according to the Indiana Department of Natural Resources (DNR).Sunday also marks the opening day of Visit Indiana week, a promotion of the Indiana Destination Development Corporation that runs through May 25.Northeast Indiana features two state reservoirs, Mississinewa Lake and Salamonie Lake, and three state parks: Chain O' Lakes State Pa
  
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• Scottie Scheffler arrested at PGA Championship for traffic violation, returns to course hours later

  17-05-2024 15:39 via wane.com
  
  LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Masters champion Scottie Scheffler was arrested Friday morning on his way to the PGA Championship, with stunning images showing him handcuffed as he was taken to jail for not following police orders during a pedestrian fatality investigation.In a span of three hours, Scheffler was arrested wearing gym shorts and a tee shirt, was dressed in an orange jail shirt for his mug shot, and returned to Valhalla Golf Club in golf clothes 56 minutes before he was to tee off in
  
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• Morning headlines Friday, May 17

  17-05-2024 14:30 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - Here are your morning headlines for Friday, May 17.
  
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• Facebook post announces closure of Hicksville Community Memorial Hospital

  17-05-2024 13:12 via wane.com
  
  HICKSVILLE, Ohio (WANE)Hospital administrators have feared that Hicksville Community Memorial Hospital would close if financial difficulties were not resolved.It appears those fears have been realized.HIcksville is located about 45 minutes northeast of Fort Wayne just across the Indiana-Ohio border.
  Late Thursday evening, the hospital posted a message on its Facebook page indicating it will close on Sunday, May 19.
  Back in January, Roy Davis, CEO of Community Memorial Hospital, said the financia
  
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• Dodging a few raindrops today summer temps returning

  17-05-2024 09:42 via wane.com
  
  Isolated showers are possible through the afternoon and early evening and summer warmth returns for the weekend with highs in the 80s!
  Temperatures will be near 80 again by late afternoonIt will be cloudy and humid through the morning with an isolated or scattered shower possible. It will warm into the lower 70s by noon.Another warmer afternoon with temperatures topping out near 80 and we can't rule out some late isolated showers.The clouds will clear overnight with high pressure moving in and w
  
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• Club Soda celebrates 25 years of good eats and drinks in Downtown Fort Wayne

  17-05-2024 05:06 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — Long before downtown Fort Wayne became the mecca for fun activities, fine dining, and swanky shopping.... one local business was the pioneer for it all.Club Soda is now celebrating 25 years of providing live music and good eats to the residents of Fort Wayne and beyond, especially during a time when that was hard to find.Let's paint a picture, it's 1999 in Fort Wayne and what we now know as Headwaters Park, didn't exist. A group of dreamers wanted to change that,
  
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• EXCLUSIVE - FWPD Chief Scott Caudill talks Glenbrook, traffic stops and more

  17-05-2024 04:46 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- In his first interview since being sworn in as Fort Wayne Police Chief, Scott Caudill explained a variety of issues to WANE 15.Success of the homicide unit
  His 30 years on the force
  What about the job makes him happy
  Body-worn camera policy
  New river patrols
  Hiring
  
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• Scattered rain and a few storms for Friday

  17-05-2024 04:24 via wane.com
  
  Scattered rain and t-storms have returned to the area. They are making their way through in an on-and-off fashion tonight. Some occasionally heavy downpours are out there.Friday's lowest morning temperatures are around 60°.Temps are on the warmer side of average. They started off near 80° and gradually are falling through the 70s and 60s this evening. By early morning, we'll drop to around 60°.Showers are possible through Friday morningThere's a chance you'll need your umbrella and w
  
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• What to stream this weekend: 'Bridgerton,' Billie Eilish and Zayn Malik albums, 'American Fiction'

  17-05-2024 02:19 via wane.com
  
  Billie Eilish’s third studio album, “Hit Me Hard and Soft” and the return of “Bridgerton” are some of the new television, movies, music and games headed to a device near you.
  Also among the streaming offerings worth your time as selected by The Associated Press’ entertainment journalists: Zayn Malik releases a new album, the video game Homeworld returns after more than 20 years and Cord Jefferson’s Oscar-winning “American Fiction” lands on Pr
  
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• Scattered rain and storms tracking through

  17-05-2024 01:08 via wane.com
  
  Scattered rain and t-storms have returned to the area. They are making their way through in an on-and-off fashion tonight. Some occasionally heavy downpours are out there.Temps are on the warmer side of average. They started off near 80° and gradually are falling through the 70s and 60s this evening. By early morning, we'll drop to around 60°.Scattered rain continues this eveningThere's a chance you'll need your umbrella and windshield wipers in the morning, too. The scattered rain/storm
  
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• Apple users report iMessage outage

  17-05-2024 00:41 via wane.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) – Thousands of iPhone users reported issues with Apple's messaging app, iMessage, Thursday afternoon.
  Complaints of problems with iMessage began spiking around 2:45 p.m. Pacific Time, according to DownDetector. The outage tracking site also noted issues reported with Verizon, AT&T and T-Mobile starting around the same time.While Apple's System Status Tracker showed iMessage as still available, users took to X to complain about problems sending text messages and to confirm oth
  
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• Traffic flowing again after crash on I-69 near Bass Road overpass

  17-05-2024 00:00 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- Traffic is flowing again after a crash caused a standstill following on I-69 north of Bass Road overpass Thursday evening.Dispatch confirmed that the Fort Wayne Police Department is investigating a crash that happened at the 307-mile marker on I-69 northbound, just north of the Bass Road overpass on I-69 just before 5:30 p.m. Thursday.
  INDOT's Trafficwise map shows traffic at a standstill from the Covington Road exit to just north of the Bass Road overpass.
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• Traffic at standstill northbound following crash on I-69

  17-05-2024 00:00 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- Traffic is at a standstill following a crash on I-69 north of Bass Road overpass Thursday evening.Dispatch confirmed that the Fort Wayne Police Department is investigating a crash that happened at the 307-mile marker on I-69 northbound, just north of the Bass Road overpass on I-69 just before 5:30 p.m. Thursday.
  INDOT's Trafficwise map shows traffic at a standstill from the Covington Road exit to just north of the Bass Road overpass.
  Photo of INDOT Traffic map as of 5:
  
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• For want of a chair: Ex-juror sues county over chair collision with another juror

  16-05-2024 23:33 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) ---A woman serving on a jury during a murder trial here is suing Allen County for injuries after the juror in front of her sat on a broken chair and fell backward, colliding with her.Catherine Ervin, sitting behind juror number 5 in Courtroom 1 on Oct. 6, 2022, says in her complaint filed in Allen Superior Court that she sustained physical injuries, possibly permanent, “and suffered and continue(s) to suffer ongoing physical pain.”Ervin and her attorney, Chris
  
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• ACPL offers free access to The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times coming soon

  16-05-2024 22:59 via wane.com
  
  ALLEN COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) -- At the beginning of May, the Allen County Public Library (ACPL) unveiled the latest digital resource available to library patrons: free access to The Wall Street Journal.Alex Sarkissian, the non-print collection development specialist for the ACPL, said the library reached out to The Wall Street Journal after receiving requests from patrons to offer national news material that could be easily accessed."This will allow people to get instant access either day of -- or
  
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• ACPL offers access to The Wall Street Journal with library card, The New York Times coming soon

  16-05-2024 22:59 via wane.com
  
  ALLEN COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) -- At the beginning of May, the Allen County Public Library (ACPL) unveiled the latest digital resource available to library patrons: free access to The Wall Street Journal.Alex Sarkissian, the non-print collection development specialist for the ACPL, said the library reached out to The Wall Street Journal after receiving requests from patrons to offer national news material that could be easily accessed."This will allow people to get instant access either day of -- or
  
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• Police investigating what led to death of Ohio driver in DeKalb County

  16-05-2024 22:53 via wane.com
  
  DEKALB COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) - Investigators are working to learn what led to the death of a woman from Defiance, Ohio whose SUV veered off a DeKalb County road Thursday.Police at the scene determined that around 10:15 a.m., the driver appeared to be headed east in the 6100 block of County Road 64 when the SUV ended up in a field for an unknown reason, according to the DeKalb County Sheriff's Office.The SUV only had minor damage, but police said Heather Ward, 39, died.A witness told police he was
  
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• House passes TICKET Act targeting hidden concert fees

  16-05-2024 22:22 via wane.com
  
  (The Hill) – The House passed bipartisan legislation this week aimed at requiring ticket sellers to disclose the total cost of tickets upfront to consumers, including so-called hidden fees.The bill, dubbed the Transparency In Charges for Key Events Ticketing (TICKET) Act, passed Wednesday with overwhelming bipartisan support, 338-24.“This consensus legislation will end deceptive ticketing practices that frustrate consumers who simply want to enjoy a concert, show, or sporting event b
  
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• The Paddywagon: new local food truck honors service members

  16-05-2024 22:21 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - Honoring first responders and those who served while serving up food is the mission of a new food truck in the area.
  The Paddywagon is a former SWAT vehicle that is getting a second life as a food truck. Thursday, it got a unique paint job ahead of armed forces day, Saturday.
  The Paddywagon is one of two food trucks owned by King Arthur's, the other is The Trolley. Owner, CaSandra Arthur, says becoming a food truck owner has meant the world to her.
  "It's just one of tho
  
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• Scattered rain and storms moving back in

  16-05-2024 22:20 via wane.com
  
  Scattered rain and t-storms have returned to the area. They make their way through in an on-and-off fashion tonight.Temps are on the warmer side of average. They start off near 80° and gradually fall through the 70s this evening. By early morning, we'll drop to around 60°.Our first chance of showers will be later this eveningThere's a chance you'll need your umbrella through drivetime Friday. The scattered rain/storm chance is around as the day begins and continues through the PM hours.
  
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• Father and daughter killed in deadly Ohio house explosion, police say

  16-05-2024 22:13 via wane.com
  
  WAUSEON, Ohio (AP) — A father and daughter were killed in a house explosion early Thursday in a northwestern Ohio community, authorities said.It was not clear what caused the blast, which occurred around 5:30 a.m. in Wauseon and also injured two other people. The explosion sent smoke spewing from the home, and large amounts of debris were spread across the front yard.A witness told WTVG-TV that he and some other people pulled a woman and her son from the home. They were being treated at a
  
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• Former Back Nine driving range on Lima Road to be a commercial park

  16-05-2024 22:08 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- Used to be you could get a bucket of golf balls at the Back Nine driving range on Lima Road and spend an afternoon practicing your swing and line drive.Those days have been over for a while, but now there’s another proposed project at the same location under the same moniker, the Back Nine commercial park.The property owner, Jim Mutton, thinks it’s time someone offered smaller businesses storage space.In the 9100 block of Lima Road where the Back Nine drivi
  
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• Late afternoon headlines Thursday, May 16

  16-05-2024 22:00 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - Here are your late afternoon headlines for Thursday, May 16.
  
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